palliated
Symptoms were lessened
Palliated is the past tense of palliate, meaning to make something less severe without curing or eliminating it.
A treatment palliates symptoms rather than addressing their cause.
The word extends beyond medicine: excuses palliate guilt, kind words palliate grief.
The medication palliated her pain but couldn't reverse the disease.
Explained in margins
- whitewashedConcealed with false appearance
- sugarcoatedMade artificially pleasant
- minimizedReduced to smallest extent
- downplayedMinimized the significance of
excused · justified · rationalized · extenuated · veneered · cloaked · masked · disguised
ameliorate
Make less severe
relieve · allay · temper · abate · remedy · soften · moderate · extenuate · mollify · salve
glossed
Explained in margins
- whitewashedConcealed with false appearance
- sugarcoatedMade artificially pleasant
- minimizedReduced to smallest extent
downplayed · excused · justified · rationalized · extenuated · veneered · cloaked · masked · disguised · covered
calmed
Made tranquil
- tranquilizedDrugged into calm unconsciousness
- sedatedCalmed by medication
- pacifiedMade tranquil again
composed · quieted · settled · relaxed · gentled · placated · appeased · comforted · consoled · reassured
lessened
Made or became smaller
- moderatedRestrained or supervised
- reducedMade less in amount
- temperedStrengthened through heat treatment
attenuated · dampened · lightened · minimized · eased · softened · diluted · abated · cushioned · buffered
palliatedcured
Restored to health
healed · remedied · resolved · eradicated · eliminated
palliatedaggravated
Intensified or vexed
exacerbated · worsened · intensified · inflamed · compounded
palliatedexposed
Out in open
confronted · laid bare · unmasked · revealed · highlighted
- palliative careRelief-focused medicine for illness
- palliative care doctorDoctor easing serious illness suffering
- palliative care specialistDoctor managing terminal comfort
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